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[Shoe Shop and Temporary Post Office]

Photograph of a small white shack that delivers services as a shoe shop and temporary post office.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Wreck at Gas Station]

Photograph of a gas station with the overhanging roof knocked off due to a crushed support column. The wreckage was caused by a train wreck nearby.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Wreck in Richmond Results]

Photograph of a black automobile folded slightly from the impact on its right side. The car is positioned perpendicular to the train tracks and is part of the 1952 Southern Pacific train wreck. Five men walk in front of the car in the foreground, one of which is Tiny Gaston, the Police Chief near the right edge.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[SP Train Wreck in Richmond]

Photograph of a car that has been crushed on the right side by a train. The train remains on the tracks, incurring no damage, and the car is placed perpendicular to the train tracks. A young man stands to the left behind the car, and three men stand to the right of it.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History